Associate Community Specialist Palliative Care Nurse

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust in Norwich is seeking an experienced Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (AfC Band 6) for part-time or full-time roles. You will work across Norfolk’s North, South and Central areas, with a base aligned to your Place team, delivering expert palliative and end-of-life care in patients’ homes and care facilities.

The role involves triage, home visits, and a dedicated palliative care advice line for professionals, patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Triage across palliative care caseloads.
• Community visiting to patients in their homes.
• Palliative care advice line for professionals, patients and families.
• Link with wider Specialist Palliative Care Service, including the consultant-led inpatient unit, psychology and day therapies.
• Audit, education/teaching and research involvement.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Nurse to work as an Associate Specialist Palliative Care Nurse (AfC Band 6) based in our friendly, supportive teams that cover North Norfolk, South Norfolk and Central Norfolk. Due to career progression we have part time and a full time vacancies in the team. The successful candidates will have a working base in line with the Place team they are working with.

The Community Specialist Palliative Care Nursing teams are based at locations across Norwich, North, South and West Norfolk providing expert clinical palliative and end of life care for patients in their own homes and care facilities.

The successful post holder will work across 3 duties in their role as a specialist Palliative Care Nurse; Triage, community visiting and on a palliative care advice line; a telephone advice service for professionals as well as patients and their family or carers.

The teams work as part of and closely with the wider Specialist Palliative Care Service, including a consultant-led specialist inpatient unit, a Psychological Therapies team and a Day Therapies service.

We are proud to work alongside our colleagues; Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity, who support the clinical work we provide with enhanced services including and not linted to complementary therapy, music therapy, bereavement support and legacy work., To deliver evidence-based clinical care for patients with life shortening illness' who have complex specialist palliative care needs, from the point of diagnosis onwards under the supervision of the community Specialist Palliative Care Nurses.

To manage their own supervised clinical caseload, supporting patients and their families within their homes and in outpatient settings. The post-holder will link closely with community nursing teams, urgent care teams, Supported Care, primary care, and the acute palliative care teams . The primary aim is to ensure continuity of care through all healthcare settings.

To undertake shifts as part of a clinical team operating the palliative care advice line service for professionals and patients/carers, providing clinical support and advice to any service users accessing this service.

To contribute to and be involved with audit, education/teaching and research.

The service offers a commitment to ongoing personal development and offers a supportive, friendly network of colleagues.